[ExI] NYT: Amazon Says E-Books Now Top Hardcover Sales

Colin D colin.dodson at gmail.com
Thu Jul 22 12:49:02 UTC 2010


I am saddened by this. Unfortunately, most ebook platforms are heavily
DRM-encumbered and tightly controlled by their vendors. No amount of
convenience can justify such behavior-if I purchase a piece of hardware, I
should get to decide what it does, and proprietary software solutions take
that away from me. Even worse, DRM mandates conformity to a single or a few
platforms, all of which will be proprietary, and thus beyond the user's
control.

Yours etc.,
  Colin D

On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 3:57 AM, John Grigg <possiblepaths2050 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Amazon Says E-Books Now Top Hardcover Sales...
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/technology/20kindle.html
>
> John
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